1.3 "Contract" means the contract between the Supplier and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of Goods and/or Services incorporating these Terms and Conditions;

1.4 "Goods" means the articles that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Supplier;

1.5 "Services" means the services that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Supplier;

1.6 "Supplier" means THE BLUE JOHN CAVERN AND THE ORIGINAL BLUE JOHN CRAFT SHOPof CASTLETON that owns and operates WWW.BLUEJOHN-CAVERN.CO.UK

1.7 "Terms and Conditions" means the terms and conditions of sale set out in this agreement and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Supplier;

1.8 "Website" means WWW.BLUEJOHN-CAVERN.CO.UK 2 CONDITIONS

2.1 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall affect the Buyer’s statutory rights as a Consumer.

2.2 These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all contracts for the sale of Goods and/or Services by the Supplier to the Buyer and shall prevail over any other documentation or communication from the Buyer.

2.3 Acceptance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the Buyer’s acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

2.4 Any variation to these Terms and Conditions (including any special terms and conditions agreed between the parties) shall be inapplicable unless agreed in writing by the Supplier.

2.5 Any special conditions applying to the provision of the Services are set out in the Schedule to this agreement.

2.6 Any complaints should be addressed to the Supplier's address stated in clause 1.6.

3 ORDERING

3.1 All orders for Goods and/or Services shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase Goods and/or Services pursuant to these Terms and Conditions and are subject to acceptance by the Supplier. The Supplier may choose not to accept an order for any reason.

3.2 Where the Goods ordered by the Buyer are not available from stock the Buyer shall be notified and given the option to either wait until the Goods are available from stock or cancel the order and receive a full refund within 28 days.

3.3 When making an order through the Website, the technical steps the Buyer needs to take to complete the order process are described in THE ORDER PROCESS SECTION.

4 PRICE AND PAYMENT

4.1 The price of the Goods and/or Services shall be that stipulated on the Website. The price is INCLUSIVE of VAT. Where applicable, the price INCLUDES delivery charges.

4.2 The total purchase price, including VAT and delivery charges, if any, will be displayed in the Buyer’s shopping cart prior to confirming the order.

4.3 After the order is received the Supplier shall confirm by email the details, description and price for the Goods and/or Services together with information on the right to cancel if the Buyer is a Consumer.

4.4 Payment of the price plus VAT and delivery charges, if applicable, must be made STRAIGHT AWAY 4.5 Where applicable, if any payment is not paid on time or any payment is rejected or refused, the amount owing will be treated as overdue and the Supplier will be entitled immediately to cease or suspend the provision of any Service or further deliveries of Goods until payment has been received.

4.6 Where applicable, the Supplier shall be entitled to charge interest on overdue invoices from the date when payment becomes due from day to day until the date of payment at a rate of 1 % per annum above the base rate of THE BANK OF ENGLAND from time to time in force.

5 PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

5.1 The Supplier shall begin to perform the Services AS SOON AS THE ORDER IS RECEIVED.

5.2 The Supplier shall perform the Services with reasonable skill and care. However, where applicable, the Supplier does not guarantee that the Services will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free or that any data generated, stored, transmitted or used via or in connection with the Services will be complete, accurate, secure, up to date, received or delivered correctly or at all. The Supplier may have to suspend the Services for repair, maintenance or improvement. If so, the Supplier will restore them as quickly as is reasonably possible.

6 RIGHTS OF SUPPLIER

6.1 The Supplier reserves the right to periodically update prices on the Website, which cannot be guaranteed for any period of time. The Supplier shall make every effort to ensure prices are correct at the point at which the Buyer places an order.

6.2 The Supplier reserves the right to withdraw any Goods and/or Services from the Website at any time.

6.3 The Supplier shall not be liable to anyone for withdrawing any Goods and/or Services from the Website or for refusing to process an order.

7 AGE OF CONSENT

7.1 Where Goods and/or Services may only be purchased by persons of a certain age the Buyer will be asked when placing an order to declare that they are of the appropriate legal age to purchase the Goods and/or Services.

7.2 If the Supplier discovers that the Buyer is not legally entitled to order certain Goods and/or Services, the Supplier shall be entitled to cancel the order immediately, without notice.

8 DELIVERY

8.1 Goods supplied within the UK will normally be delivered within FIVE working days of acceptance of order. Subject to the postal system

8.2 Goods supplied outside the UK will normally be delivered within TEN working days of acceptance of order. Subject to the postal system

8.3 Where a specific delivery date has been agreed, and where this delivery date cannot be met, the Buyer will be notified and given the opportunity to agree a new delivery date or receive a full refund.

8.4 The Supplier shall use its reasonable endeavours to meet any date agreed for delivery. In any event time of delivery shall not be of the essence and the Supplier shall not be liable for any losses, costs, damages or expenses incurred by the Buyer or any third party arising directly or indirectly out of any failure to meet any estimated delivery date.

8.5 Delivery of the Goods shall be made to the Buyer’s address specified in the order and the Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery.

8.6 Risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery of the Goods, or where the Buyer fails to take delivery at the agreed time, at the time delivery was attempted.

8.7 Title in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until payment of the price has been made in full.

9 CANCELLATION AND RETURN

9.1 The Buyer may cancel any order for Goods for any reason up to the point of dispatch and any payments made by the Buyer shall be refunded in full within 28 days. The Buyer may cancel any Contract for Services at any time before seven working days has passed from the day after the Contract was made and any payments made by the Buyer shall be refunded in full within 28 days. If, however, the Supplier starts to perform its side of the Contract with the agreement of the Buyer before the Buyer exercises this right to cancel, the right to cancel is lost.

9.2 The Buyer shall inspect the Goods immediately upon receipt and shall notify the Supplier E. MAIL OR TELEPHONE within 7 working days of delivery if the Goods are damaged or do not comply with any of the Contract. If the Buyer fails to do so the Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Goods.

About Us

The world famous Blue John Cavern in Castleton in the Peak District has been said to be the finest that can be seen by the general public in Western Europe.

We have great facilities including our new cafe (open at weekends) to enjoy a light snack before or after your tour of the cavern.

Also visit our fabulous shops, one at the Cavern & one in the village, to view some of the stunning Blue John jewellery and gifts available.